Service Tax : CESTAT rules that affiliation fees collected by universities are statutory functions, not taxable services. Service tax demand and...
CA, CS, CMA : A summary of key updates for Income Tax, GST, RBI, and legal matters issued from April 7-13, 2025, including exemptions, tax forms...
Service Tax : Understand the CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Vishal Tansukhbhai Gohel vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST. No service tax on freig...
Service Tax : CESTAT Ahmedabad ruling in Shakti Enterprise vs Commissioner of Central Excise & ST clarifies that CHA's reimbursable expenses are...
Custom Duty : CESTAT, Allahabad penalizes Commissioner for delaying Tribunal order implementation. Rs. 2,00,000 penalty imposed, and contempt pr...
CA, CS, CMA : CESTAT e-Filing Software User Manual explains about New User Registration, User Home Page Navigation, Filing, (Petition/Appeal) ...
Goods and Services Tax : This is the fourth year since the introduction of GST in July, 2017. Despite a sizeable liquidation of appeals under the Sabka Vis...
Excise Duty : The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for setting up six additional Benches of the Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate T...
Service Tax : The Customs, Excise & Service Tax Appellate Tribunal has directed JetLite (formerly Sahara Airlines Ltd) to pay Rs 100 crore (Rs 1...
Excise Duty : RECENTLY the President of India was pleased to discharge Hon'ble member of the CESTAT Mr. PK Das, just a day before he was to comp...
Custom Duty : CESTAT examined whether Bluetooth headsets should be treated as communication devices or ordinary headphones. It held that devices...
Service Tax : The Tribunal examined a service tax demand raised on the basis of DGARM data and financial statements. It held that reliance solel...
Custom Duty : CESTAT Delhi held that food testing kits were wrongly described as being for “diagnostic use only” to claim a customs exemptio...
Service Tax : CESTAT Chennai held that villas constructed on separate plots under individual agreements and approvals do not constitute a reside...
Service Tax : The Tribunal held that interest under Section 75 of the Finance Act is mandatory when service tax is paid after the due date. Admi...
Custom Duty : Read Notification No. 02/2023 from CESTAT, New Delhi, introducing virtual hearings. Learn about the procedure, technical requireme...
Goods and Services Tax : Applications are being invited for 2 anticipated vacancies of Member (Technical) and 4 anticipated vacancies of Member (Judicial) ...
CA, CS, CMA : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations requesting for physical hearing of appeals. As there is improvement i...
Custom Duty : F No. 01(05)/Circular/CESTAT/2021 Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal West Block No. 2, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-11006...
Goods and Services Tax : Representations have been received from the Bar Associations at Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, Chandigarh and Hyderabad Benches of ...
CESTAT Kolkata held that revenue has not brought any cogent evidence towards foreign origin (Chinese Origin) of goods (fire crackers). Further, investigation and proceedings are also conducted in casual manner. Thus, order is set aside.
Manufacturer’s refund claim for denied Cenvat credit under GST transition rules allowed by Tribunal, citing vested rights and procedural challenges.
CESTAT Delhi restores appeals for Office Plus Limited and its director, allowing a 20% pre-deposit in a customs duty case involving imported machines with a classification dispute.
Indusind Media wins partial relief at CESTAT Delhi. Tribunal rules Customs Act S.114AA penalty cannot be applied retrospectively, reducing fines.
CESTAT Delhi held that service tax is not leviable when goods are given on hire along with effective control and possession thereof. Accordingly, demand on hire charges dropped as equipments are given on hire with right of possession and effective control.
Delhi Tribunal confirms excise duty demand on malt manufacturer, ruling sprout sale proceeds must be included in assessable value.
Tribunal sets aside service tax demand on Agarwal Traders for Vodafone dealer commissions, citing prior rulings on trading activity and avoiding double taxation.
CESTAT Delhi overturns central excise duty demand and penalties on Surya Wires, ruling that statements recorded under Section 14 cannot be relied upon without following Section 9D’s mandatory procedure.
Appeals by M/s. Combine Trading Co. and Shri Jaspreet Singh dismissed in customs undervaluation case. Investigations revealed mis-declaration and use of parallel invoices.
CESTAT Chennai rules on service tax liability for TASMAC’s bar license fees, affirming statutory function post-March 2013 and citing judicial precedents.
